MATH 140 Sec. A
MTWRF 9:50-10:50 PM
Room: Carver 298
Instructor: Calvin Hotchkiss, Carver 499
Email: hotchkis@iastate.edu
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11:00am-12:00pm; Thusday, 1:30pm-2:30pm; and by appointment.
Grader: Milo Taylor, Carver 244
Email: mttaylor@iastate.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday and Friday, 2:00pm-3:00pm, and by appointment.
Website: http://hotchkis.public.iastate.edu/Math140/Math140.html
This course will use Blackboard largely to post grades. Schedule, assignments, and most other
information will be posted and updated on the course website.
Textbook: Algebra and Trigonometry (9th edition) by Sullivan. Copyright 2012 by Pearson
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Course Outline:
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 16th
Unit 1: Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 17-20th
Unit 2: Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23-July 2nd
Test 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 3th
Unit 3: Polynomials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 7-17th
Test 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 18th
Unit 4: Logarithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 21-29th
Test 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 30th
Unit 5: Sequences and Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 31-August 5th
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 6-7th
Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 8th
Grade Policy: Grades in this course will be determined by the percentage of total points possible
as listed below. Percentages for letter grades are given below.
Homework
30% of final grade
Three Unit Tests
15% each of final grade
Final Exam
25% of final grade
Total
100%
Course Objectives: Coordinate geometry, quadratic and polynomial equations, functions, graphing, linear, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse functions, linear and quadratic inequalities, series and sequences.
Table 1: GRADING SCALE:
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
92−100 90−91 87−89 82−86 80−81 77−79 72−76 70−71 67−69 62−66 60−61 0−59
Academic Honesty: If plagiarism or cheating occurs, you will be assigned a zero for that test
or assignment, and you risk being withdrawn from the course. The tests and the final exam are
proctored; they are closed-book; notes or formula cards are not permitted. Copying someone elses
work is cheating.
Extra Help: Dot not hesitate to come to my office during office hours or by appointment to discuss
a homework problem or any aspect of the course.
University Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend classes regularly. A student
who incurs an excessive number of absences may be withdrawn from a class at the discretion of the
professor.
Special Needs: If a condition necessitates special test conditions, assistance with note-taking, or
other accommodations, contact the Disability Resources (DR) office (515-294-6624).
Homework and Exam Policy: Calculators are NOT allowed on the exams. You must show your
work to get full credit. If you write down an answer and don’t show your work, you will receive
no credit for that problem. There will be no assignments handed in late without specific prior
arrangements.
All unit tests will be timed and supervised. On unit tests you will work individually without
referring to books, notes, or formula cards. At the end of the class you will be required to take a
comprehensive final examination.